Church of St Catherine, St Catherine

{{Short description|Church in Somerset, England}}

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| location =St Catherine, Somerset, England

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| built =12th century

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| designation1 =Grade II* listed building

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| designation1_date =1 February 1956

| designation1_number =1277121

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The Church of St Catherine is an Anglican parish church in St Catherine, Somerset, England. It was built in the 12th century as a chapel of ease of Bath and has been designated as a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE|num=1277121|desc=Church of St Catherine|accessdate=15 September 2013}}

The manor of St Catherine belonged to Prior Cantlow of Bath Abbey in medieval times.{{cite book|last=Greenwood|first=Charles|title=Famous houses of the West Country|year=1977|publisher=Kingsmead Press|location=Bath|isbn=978-0-901571-87-8|pages=77–79}} The church was remodelled by him around 1490, with the tower being added in 1503,{{cite book|last=Dunning|first=Robert|title=Somerset Churches and Chapels: Building Repair and Restoration|date=2007|publisher=Halsgrove|isbn=978-1841145921|page=41}} and underwent further changes in 1704, 1846 and 1880. The interior includes a 12th-century font and a 15th-century pulpit.

The church stands within the grounds of the 16th century St Catherine's Court, which is Grade I listed.{{NHLE|num=1232265|desc=St Catherine Court|accessdate=15 September 2013}}

The parish is part of the benefice of Batheaston with St Catherine within the archdeaconry of Bath.{{cite web|title=St Catherine, Batheaston|url=http://www.achurchnearyou.com/batheaston-st-catherine/|work=A church near you|publisher=Church of England|accessdate=15 September 2013}} St Catherine's has been part of the parish since it was annexed in 1258.{{cite web|title=The Benefice of St. John the Baptist with St. Catherine Batheaston Churches in Partnership|url=http://www.bathwells.anglican.org/assets/downloads/vacancies/BatheastonParishProfile.pdf|publisher=Diocese of Bath and Wells|page=10|format=PDF|accessdate=15 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202223112/http://www.bathwells.anglican.org/assets/downloads/vacancies/BatheastonParishProfile.pdf|archivedate=2 February 2014}}